Daily Republican., 1887-07-19
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PHILADELPHIA, July ia Ii year.
old daughter OF Neill Carr, who resides
near Wolfngton's Mills, on Cobb's
Greek, Delaware County, was accident.
ally shot and seriously Injured or sun.
day afternoon last, by William Hart. a
young neighbor. Hart and the sirl
were both employed in wolfp aton's
mill. Hart Was practicing with ia >
down In the quarry, and WAS using
blank cartridgss.
Four Rirle, among whom was Miss
Carr, came along the road, aud Que OF
them said playfully: "Will, don't
shoot me" Hat laughed and picked
up what he supposed was blank cart
ridge, but wha, was really loaded with
small shot. he pointed the rifle at Miss
Carr and said: You're the one Pm
after" Suddenly the weapon exploded :,
and the girls laugh was succeeded by q
scream.
oGe of the shots entered her right sy 9
AND another tore away the roof u her
mouth. Her wounds are no; believed
TO be fata', but her right eye is shot
com pleteiy out Kart dropped his
weapon At once and ran to her assist.
auce. She Was carried home and Hart
surrendered himself TO Constable jane,
Smith. Squire Treeborn held him to
await the result OF an investi CATION,
Hart Is completely unLeIved by the
affair, and bis claim that the shooting
was purely accidental Is generally be-
lieved.
Little eleven.year old Katie Rowe,
OF 130 Pastorius street, Germantown, is
lying seriously III NJ her bone and
unable TO talk. Thirteen year old
Martha Royal, who live, q fsw doors
below Katie, on the same street, Is in
the Germantown poiice station, await
ing the result OF KAtie's injuries, whom
she is charged with having assaulted.
Little Katie was sent by her mother TO
the grocery store yesterday afterr oop
On her way home ste met Martha
aud entered into conversation with
her. They talked rleasAptly for o few
minutes, but Martha, who is said TO
have a viciols tsnper, soon became
a'gry and stuck Katie two violent
blows in the face. Katie staggered, fell
against the fence and tbsn cropped to
the pavement. VIII, n Martha saw what
she had done abe ran home.
TIE body of m urderer Ernest Kammy,
who killed his wife in the Park last
Wednesday and then attempted to kill
himself, and who d'ed from the effecs
OF his wounds at ths German Hospital
about O'clock on Sandsy morning, W ss
removed to thu Moreus iato last night.
An inquest will be held to day by the
coroner, He hal two wounds in the
head ard oDe IN tie body.
Owen NcGowdn, % years old, was al
mitted TO the Pennsylvania Hos3ital las,
evening with his skull fractured. II,
was unable or unwilling TO tell where
he received his injury, except tha. 1t was
inflicted with brick.
John Quigley, 26 years old, was ar.
rested yesterday afternoon, after, ss
charged, he had stabbed and danger.
ously wounded his wife, Martha, aged
81 years, with pair o! shears. Quig
ley said he qusrreled with his wiio b,
cause she refused to get him his supper,
Andrew Fenncr, aged co years, was ar.
rested yesterday afternoon, on the charge
OF having thrown his wife, Ellen, about
the sane age, down flight OF steps al
their house during quarrel. 1t is said
Mrs. Fenner is dangerously injured.
Harry Heineman, - years Old, wal
drowned yesterday wlile bathing in the
Delaware at Nitfin street wharf.
Max Ritter 80 years Old, fell overboart
from the steamboat Spring Garden yester
day and was drowned.
1t is reported yesterday by the polic'
that eighty six saloons were found "do
ing business through their side doors ant
alleys on last sunday"
Yesterday sixty three persons were owe
come by the heat, torty.two OF whom
died.